Lifting device.



E. C. WEICK.

LIFTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED .IAN.10,I9I8.

Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

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=- LI TING nnvioiii Application filed January 10, 1918."- Sena-1N0.211,2262

To all ibhomz't may concern:

cit-izenyof the United States,residing atSan V Bernardino, in thecountyof SanxBernan.

dino and. State ofCaliforni'a,-have invented:

certain new and useful. Improvements in Lifting Devices,ofwhich-the-following'is a specification My invention. relates to alifter,particularly adapted for use. as-an attachment to and in'connection withlavatoriesfor the. purpose of raising .the plug I hieh usually 1 theoutlet opening of the lavatoryand' will:

not therefore in anyway-aflect the free: outflow of water and sothat thehands maybebroughtwinto 'tl1e:pttl1.Qf flow of rinsing water after thewashing operation, and which rinsing water flows intothe lavatory basinand into the washing-water, so-that the outlet may be uncovered withoutdipping the hands into thewaterwithin the basin,

soiled through the washing. operations;

I particularly aim to provide a supporting means for the lifter which isattachable to the faucets of the lavatory; one having a lever as theprincipal means for lifting the plug and one having a catch associatedwith the lever to maintain it in an elevated or raised position.

lVith the above and additional objects and advantages, such as willappear as the clescription progresses hereinafter, the invention hasbeen embodied in one improved form as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a lavatory having my improvements associatedtherewith;

Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of the sink lifting device;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the improved lifting device;

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

Referring specifically to the drawings, a lavatory or basin is shown at6 with which usual watersupply faucets 7 and 8, one of which admits coldwater and the other hot water in the usual manner. These parts are to betaken as conventional and are shown ,ITED s ragras --EFIG I VSpratification of LettersiPatent.

merely to exemplifythe attachment :op-

eration of my --improvements 'Agrod or bar forms thecbase of im- Iprove-ment andv :isdesignated :8; preferably being roundjn crosssectionand havingzoneyend formedinto a hook at 9. The other-end of thisi' ba-rfor rod 8 'is' straightiand ;pro vided with screw threads 10 on which anut" 11 rides. Nut-11 rides-against 5a: hook 12 having. a: sleeve 13-which is freely slidable 1 over the rod 8 and "the screwr-threads .10.Hook 9 for instance is adapted to engage. suitable portion of the faucet8-:while 'llOOk'T 12 is adapted to engageasuitable portion of.

the faucet 7. When-thesehooksare brought into engagsmentwith thefaucetsand bridging them as shown in Fig. 1, nut ll-is tight-5 ened Y torigidly c-lan1p.;theparts to the ifaucets.-

Slidable longitudinallyrlof the rod Sri'and-i fulcrumedthereon,is-awle'ver having. an: elongated sleeve l l directlynnounted on therod-8. 1 A'crank 15 extendslfrom 'the'leverfi 'on one side while ahandle or crank 16 extends from the levercon==the=iother side. An

eyelet1-7 connected to the crank 15 forms a means to which a chain orother flexible element 18 is attached and from which it is suspended.Attached to the lower end of this chain, is the plug or closure 19,which rests over and closes the outlet opening of the lavatory. It willbe realized, that as the lever 14, through manipulation of its handle16, turns in one direction, the plug 19 will be lowered into closinengagement with the outlet opening, while if the handle 16 is turned inthe opposite direction, said closure will be lifted. I wish toparticularly provide a means whereby the lever may be fas-- tened inposition raising the closure 19, so that the closure will not in anywayinterfere with the free outflow of water from the lavatory. To this enda short sleeve 20 is rigidly secured to the rod 8 and with which isintegrally formed the lug 21. This lug is spaced from the rod 8' as bestshown in Fig. By reason of the fact that the lever is slidable along therod .8 and turnable, the handle 16 may be moved beneath the lug 21 asshown in Fig. 5' and by sliding movement of the lever, securely fastenedbeneath the lug 21, maintaining the closure in an elevated position.

Since minor changes may be desired, it is to be understood that since Ihave shown but the inventionas defined by one preferred embodiment,changes may be resorted to Within the spirit and scope of appendedclaims,

What is claimed is 1. A lifting device having a mounting bar, afastening lug mounted on the bar, at-, taching means associated With thebar for engagement with"fixture's, and a lifting bar freely movablealong the bar and intoengagement with the lug for fastening in anadjusted position, V

2. A lifting device" having bar, attaching means therefor, a lug mountedon the bar, a lifting-lever mounted on the barand freely movablethereon, anda crank extending from said lever movable b'eneath the lugfor fastening 1n airad usted position. r

3. A lifting device having a mounting bar, attaching means therefor, alug mount ed on the bar, a lifting lever mounted on the bar andfreelymovable thereon, a crank connected to the lever movable beneath the lugfor fastening in an adjusted position, and meansacting in con unct onwith thehfting' lever and the crank for elevating the article to belifted. f

4. A lifting device having a barprovided with a hook at one end, a hookmember adj ustably nounted' on the bar at theop'posite end thereof, saidhooks acting in conjunction with each other for detachably securing the:bar to fixtures, a nut abutting the Copies of this patent may beobtained for a mounting last mentioned hook member, and liftingmeanslfreely movable along the bar.

, 5. A lifting device having a mounting bar, a fastening lug mounted onthe bar, at

tachingmeans associated with the bar for detachably securing it tofixtures, a lifting bar freely movable along the bar a-ndinto engagementWith the lug for fastening in an ad3usted positlon.

6. A lifting device comprising a mounting bar, a lug associated with thebf LIfELlGVBIT fulcrumed on the bar and slidable longitudt nallythereon, said lever havinga crank, said crank being movable intofastening relation beneath said lug, and a member to be lifted connectedto said sleeve.

- 7 Alifting device comprising a rod formed into a hook at one end,adjustable hook means m ounted on the bar adjacent the opposite end, alug rigidly extending from the bar,a sleeve slidable and ,turnable onthe bar, an operating crankextending from the sleeve and movable to aposition beneath the lug for fastening, a second'crank extendmg from thelug, and a flexible means extending engage the article five eents'eacliby addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. i

